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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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