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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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