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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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