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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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