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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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