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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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