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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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