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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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