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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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