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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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