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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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