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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 (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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