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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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