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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important 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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