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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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