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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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