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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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