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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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