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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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