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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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