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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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