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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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