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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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