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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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