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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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