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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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