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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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