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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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