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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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