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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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