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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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