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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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