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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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