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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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