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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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