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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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