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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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