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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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