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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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