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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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