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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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