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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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