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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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