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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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