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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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