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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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