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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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