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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. 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 schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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