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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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