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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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