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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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