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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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