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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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