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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies 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 educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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