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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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