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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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