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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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