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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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