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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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