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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses 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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