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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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