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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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