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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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