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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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