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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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