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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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