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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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