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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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