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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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