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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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