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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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