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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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