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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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