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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major 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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