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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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