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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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