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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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