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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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