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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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