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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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