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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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