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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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