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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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