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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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