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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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