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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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