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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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