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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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