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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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