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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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