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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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