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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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