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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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