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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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