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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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