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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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