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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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