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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major 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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