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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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