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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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