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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key 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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