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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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