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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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