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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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