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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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