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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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