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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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