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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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