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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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