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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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