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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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