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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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