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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally 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 variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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