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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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