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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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