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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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