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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses 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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