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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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