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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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