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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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