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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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