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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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