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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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