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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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