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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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