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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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