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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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