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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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