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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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