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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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