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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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