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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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