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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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