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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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