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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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