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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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