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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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