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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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