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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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