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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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