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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education