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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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