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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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