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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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