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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business 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 teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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