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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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