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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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