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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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