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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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