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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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