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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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