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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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