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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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