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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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