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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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