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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important 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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