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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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