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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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