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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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