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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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