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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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