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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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