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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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