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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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