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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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