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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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