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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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