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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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