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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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