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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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