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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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