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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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