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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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