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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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