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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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