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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers 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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