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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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