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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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