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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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