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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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