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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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