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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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