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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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