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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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