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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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