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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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