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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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