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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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