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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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