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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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