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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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