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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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