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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers 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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