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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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