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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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