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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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