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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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