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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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