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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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