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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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