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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key 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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