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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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