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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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