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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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