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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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