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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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