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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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