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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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