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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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