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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies 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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