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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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