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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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