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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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