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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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