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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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