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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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