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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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