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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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