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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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