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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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