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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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