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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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