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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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