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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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