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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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