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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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