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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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