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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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