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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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