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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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