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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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