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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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