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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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