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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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