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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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