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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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