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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations make sure that teachers 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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