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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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