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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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