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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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