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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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