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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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