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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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