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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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