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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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