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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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