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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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