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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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