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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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