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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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