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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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