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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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