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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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