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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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