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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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