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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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