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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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