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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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