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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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