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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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