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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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