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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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