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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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