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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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