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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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