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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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