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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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