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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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