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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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