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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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