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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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