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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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