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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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