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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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