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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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