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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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