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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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