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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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