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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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