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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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