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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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