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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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