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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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