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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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