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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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