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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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