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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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