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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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