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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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