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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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