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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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