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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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