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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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