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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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