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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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