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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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