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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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