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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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