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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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