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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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