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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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