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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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