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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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