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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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