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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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