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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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