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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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