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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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