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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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