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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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