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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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