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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models 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 teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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