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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the 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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