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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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