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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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