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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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