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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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