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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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