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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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