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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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