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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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