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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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