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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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