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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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