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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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