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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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