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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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