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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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