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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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