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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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