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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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