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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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