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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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