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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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