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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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