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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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