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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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