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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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