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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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