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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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