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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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