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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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