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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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