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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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