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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What 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 we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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