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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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