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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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