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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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