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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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