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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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