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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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