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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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