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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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