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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important 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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