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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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