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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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