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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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