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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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