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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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