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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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