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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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