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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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