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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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