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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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