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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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