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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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