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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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