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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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