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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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