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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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