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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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