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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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