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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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