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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important 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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