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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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