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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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