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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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