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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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