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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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