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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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