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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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