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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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