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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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