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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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