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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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