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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key 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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