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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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