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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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