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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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