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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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