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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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