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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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