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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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