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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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