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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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