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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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