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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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