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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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