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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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