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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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