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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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