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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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