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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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