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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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