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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies 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 institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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