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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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