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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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