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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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