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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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