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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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