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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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