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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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