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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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