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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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