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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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