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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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