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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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