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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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