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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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