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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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