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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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