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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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