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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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