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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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