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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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