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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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