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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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