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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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