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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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