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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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