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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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