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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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