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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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