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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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