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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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