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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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