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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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