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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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