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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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