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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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