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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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