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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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