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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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