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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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