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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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