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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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