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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes 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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