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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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