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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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