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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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