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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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