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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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