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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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