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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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