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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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