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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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