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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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