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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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