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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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