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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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