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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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