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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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