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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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