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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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