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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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