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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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