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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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