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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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