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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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