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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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