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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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