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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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