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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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