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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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