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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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