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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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