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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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