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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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