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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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