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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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