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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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