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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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