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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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