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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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