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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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