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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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