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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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