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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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