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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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