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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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