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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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