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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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