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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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