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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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