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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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