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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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