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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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