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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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