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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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