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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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