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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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