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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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