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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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