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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the 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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