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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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