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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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