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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed 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 in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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