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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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