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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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