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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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