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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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