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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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